This project is about more than documenting the images created in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan during the recent conflicts. This art, this individual perspective on unconventional canvases showcases the emotions of a generation and provides historical perspective for the world today and for generations to come. However, this project is also about the face behind the art and the men and women who created these windows of insight. Our ultimate goal is to help them use this emotional outlet to heal and soften the scars of the soul for the conflicts this world endures now, and those of the past. In addition to the healing, we hope to see these artists from the extensive dimensions that art defines evolve into a living for hundreds, even thousands of the tens of million veterans and warfighters in the world today.

Artist: N. Moreno

With that in mind, this project and our staff wants to begin providing these outlets to veterans, current service members and their families and to offer the stage in which to unveil to the world. Through some contacts we have made we have been alerted to the interest of art galleries in multiple states around the country. However, we are still in the planning stages and cannot officially release exact dates we can “unofficially” share that we are negotiating with a few galleries in New York, Pennsylvania and Minnesota for a November date in Minnesota and possibly a late September date in Pennsylvania.

As we continue to negotiate with our gallery contacts we need some insight and feedback from our fans and supporters. Since the beginning we have always stated that this project is a collective effort and that your input guides us in the required direction. We want to showcase artists from across the spectrum of military service, both the warfighter and the civilian family that served with them. We also want to include the art from contractors serving in a war zone, civilians and local nationals affected by not just the events of the past decade but from all conflicts, past and present, across the entire globe.

Submitted by R. Zimmerman - Artist Unknown

How can you get involved? If you are the artist we seek please reach out to us so we can provide you the stage in which to exhibit your canvas, both traditional and unconventional alike. Contact our Creative Design Director, Melissa Parsons at mel@graffitiofwar.com. If you are a gallery please contact Doc Parsons at doc@graffitiofwar.com to discuss plans to tour the US this fall and next year as well. We currently are discussing options with 4 galleries and we are reaching out and being contacted weekly with interest of displaying the talents of this unique military culture.

Finally, if you are simply interested in being a part of something worthwhile and growing and helping our veterans, warfighters and their families please email or call any of the given contacts throughout our website and this article. Many of our staff members have been instrumental in the focus of this project and all of them came through these channels.

Though November or even September may seem far in the future, the next few weeks and months will be gone before you know it. With that being said, please do not delay as we are counting on the support and participation of artists, galleries and our fans to ensure the success of this new facet of the project for years to come. If you have questions, comments or ideas please feel free, perhaps even obligated if that will motivate you, to send them to any of our staff, their full contact info and bios are on the “About Us/Partners” tab. We have already accomplished some absolutely amazing feats during the past 18 months, all with the help, input and direct involvement of our fans and supporters. All of us are forever changed from what we have witnessed and experienced and grateful for the opportunity to serve again through seeing the creations of our fellow veterans. Our hope is to help fashion this project to change their lives as they have changed ours.

popped in to check to check it out 'cause of a good referral...like what i see in the art i perceived!..please keep me informed via e-mail if ya'll please...thank you for sharing...blessings and peace for our troops.

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Jaeson "Doc" Parsons

Founder and CEO of The Graffiti of War Project, Doc is a decorated combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he was a combat medic with the 54th Engineer Battalion. He is currently the a journalist for Force 12 Media and is featured weekly on SOFREP.com. Docas been featured in numerous media outlets such as Wired.com, Maxim.com and BusinessInsider.com. For more information about Jaeson "Doc" Parsons click HERE or send him an EMAIL.